The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-02
Pith and Point.


the past season.
SOME people are so constituted that they
can never see the bright side of anything
but a dollar whitehall Times.
AN anonymous philosopher " states that
snoring is on the increase and that we are
likely to become a nation of snorers.
A MERRILL (Wis.) business man bought
white cow and after duly embelishing her
with advertisements let her run the streets.
AN Australian farmer has discovered that
the thistles which infest his lands can be
worked into ensilage and that the cattle
eat them readily.
FANFARE is the name of three-year-old
musical prodigy in Belgium. She can play
Mozart's piano-forte concerto in G minor
without mistake
A. PRISONER in Chicago shaved off his
moustache with watch-case, the edges of
which he sharpened, in order to hide his
identity, but failed in his object.
HIGH living does not bring govt. The
sergeant at Pixies Peak-who holds the
highest office within the gift of the people
never has gout-Neig Orleans Picdyune.
THE largest orange ever grown in Florida
has just been plucked in Brevard county.
1t is fifteen and one-half inches in circum-
ference and weighs two pounds two ounces.
THERE is popular impression to the eff
feet that a woman cannot keep secret.
Yet who ever heard woman say that her
new black silk was partly made up of the
old one?-Puck.
The Island of Sumatra produces a flower
which would make good boutouniere for a
giant. 1t is nine feet in circumference,
weighs fifteen pounds and its pistils are
bigger than an army revolver.
SAvANTs have discovered that the hair Of
the prong-horned antelopes, like that of
man. is made to stand erect by sudden
fright. Investigation in this line might take
in the hedgehog and the ridge-poe cat.
OPULENT AvUNcULUs: Edward, think
you ought to get down to the Office earlier"
Languid nephew "Oh! as to that, uncle,
have always been of the opinion that the
office should seek the man, not the man the
Office"
MADAME is scoldng her maid: How is
it. FRANCHISE. that you clean my shoes with
my toothbrush" " Because, madame, you
see all the other brushes are so large, and
madame has such tiny, tiny, wee bits of
shoes"
"THEREs been great improvement in
school books, Mr.. Robinson, since we were
boys" Yes, indeed. The same sized
book that we could buy then for quarter
now sells for about a dollar. "-Rentucky
State Journal.
AN Arkansas herder gave a young man
his daughter in consideration that he cancel
debt of fifty dollars borrowed money.
The young husband says if he had his life
to live over again he would make it rule
never to lend dollar.
A GEORGIA man has an old hen that, since
she was Matched, until recently was de-
cidedly white. Not long ago she began
melting, and every white feather that
dropped out was replaced by black one,
and now biddy is clad in somber black from
bill to tail.
TALKATIYE passenger: I've been in
every city of any importance in the United
States, gentlemen, and | know what l am
talking about" Chicago drummer: " What
did on think of Chicago?" Talkative pas
senger: I've never been in Chicago. -
The Epoch.
AN ex-hangman is travelling through the
rural districts of England with realistic
representation of hanging The chaplain,
the jailer and the hangman are enacted by
members of his company, while there is a
Law figure for the criminal who is executed
on a real scaffold. Large numbers of PEG.
pile go to see this horrible show.
WE knew it would come. The announce.
ment has been made that paper coffin has
been invented and put upon the market A
man may now build his house of paper, eat
his dinner from paper plates, wipe his face
with paper handkerchief buy his wife q
paper piano and 90 to his grave in a paper
coffin. The coffin may be paid for with {
piece of paper and the death published or
another piece.-Erchange.
The Boston Directory shows that there i.
a generous supply of Beans in that city
Among other queer names the following
may be mentioned: One Egge, eight Pyes,
number of Onions, one Crumb, three Bones
and Salt and Jelly. Seven Beers are found
and Coffee, Milk and Teas. There are ont
Chicken, three Goslings and Hawk. Bos
ton also has pair of Stockings, one Sock
one Cravatt, pair of Mittens and four Col
lars. Three Hats and one Wigg complet
the outfit.
BROWN, reading: 9" He was always ia
yorite wherever he went. He was genia
in disposition, generous to fault, a kline
and indulgent father and a most devote'
husband. He was above all those mean
nesses which so deform human nature, ant
he - Fogg: Beg pardon, but what min
did he belong to?" Brown: " Nine di
he belong to! Why, man alive! he WASH
baseball player" Fogg: Wasn't a base
ball playerl Then what in thunder does
anewspaper want to fill upits columns wit
such rot as that for?''-Boston Transcript.
EVEN in the best of hotels it is sometime
difficult to get boiled milk. In restaurant
it is seldom given without special order. |
many private houses the article is PRACTICAL
unknown. In many homes where they prid
themselves on their good coffee only creaI
is used in the mixture. Coffee with creal
is delicious, and the lovely color it takes o
as the thick yellow substance drops dow
into it is a joy forever; but it is, alas, ind
gestibe / believe that many of the peopl
who have decided that they cannot TAX
coffee would find themselves nourished an
strengthened, without injury, by equal par
of well-made strong coffee and hot boile
.milk-GoOd housekeeping.
Miss CORA A. SoUTHARD, the noted whs
ler died at her home in this town Thursds
evening at ten o'clock, aged twenty-thr'
years. For long time Miss Southland Ina
been afflicted with lung difficulty and Ia
hnr bod for hon
year. Her death was the result of chron
inflammation of the lungs. She was Il
favorite of a family of eight children al
gained wide reputation by giving eXhii
tons in whistling, which seemed to be
natural gift, and she seemed to give mo
attention to ,whistling than to any 9th
musical attainment. When but me
child she showed remarkable evidence of
natural whistler, and when she took d
stage she was pronounced by the press 10
the most wonderful and skillful whistler d
country ever produced She was rath
tne-lookng and made friends wherev
she went, by whom she was held in hi
esteem.-OSWegO, NelC York, Times
REFERRING to the arrest and convict
of the st. Louis woman who threw a pa
cake into Mrs. Clevelands lap, the Tribu
says: 1--WE would not be understood
undertaking the pancake. In its own sphe
it enjoys the respect of the American pr
pie, without regard to politics or religiC
especially in high ATTITUDES and during {
winter months at breakfast. Without fl
OF contradiction, it may be claimed that
fills great popular want with conspicuC